Full-body portrait of an unidentified Simmons College student holding a pennant over her shoulder. She wears a dark-colored blouse with large white buttons and a long skirt. A decorate vase can be seen on the ground at her feet.

Photograph, from left to right, of Nora Wells, Floyd H. Jones, and an unidentified woman standing in front of a campus building at Simmons University. The women hold onto the arms of the man, who stands between them.

Photograph of the 1959 Hardin-Simmons University Board of Trustees at a meeting. The photo shows the trustees eating at a table in front of a wooden podium.

An aerial photograph of Abilene, Texas, looking northeast at the area around the intersection of South 1st Street and Cedar Street. The photo was taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson.

A photograph of the Perry-Hunter-Hall Insurance Agency building, located at 1548 North 1st Street in Abilene, Texas. The photo was taken by Abilene photographer Lloyd Jones.

Photograph of soldiers on parade on a street in Abilene, Texas. The soldiers in the front carry instruments, and a few in the background ride horses.

Photograph of a tank on display at a memorial dedication. Cars are parked on the side of the road behind the tank, and a building is visible in the background.

Photograph of the 12th Armored Division patch engraved on the side of the Armored Forces Monument. The 13th Armored Division patch is also visible to the right, and text is engraved on the top of the monument.

Photograph of a list of military units engraved into the Armored Forces Monument in Abilene, Texas. The text reads: "Armored Divisions: 1-14, 16, 20 Armored Groups: 1-3, 6-11, 17 Armored Regiments: 13, 32, 33 Armored Field Artillery Battalions: 58, 59, 62, 65, 69, Armored Infantry Battalions: 6-11, 14-17, 19-21, 23, 27 Armored Infantry Regiments: 6, 36, 41 Cavalry Groups: 2-4, 11, 14-16, 101, 102, 106, 113, 115 Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadrons: 2, 3, 4, 6, 15-19, 24, Reconnaissance Troops: 1-5, 8-10, 26, 28-30, 34-36, 42, Tank Battalions: 70, 191, 701, 702, 707, 709, 712, 714, 717, 735".

Photograph of a close-up of the Armored Forces Monument. There is a picture of men standing beside and on tanks, and one man on horseback. The words "Forging the Thunderbolt" are inscribed in the top right corner. The text at the bottom of the monument reads: "'A balanced team of combat arms and services of equal importance and equal prestige.' Maj. Gen. Adna R. Chaffee Father of the American Armored Forces".

Photograph of five men, including three in uniform, and a woman seated on a blue raised platform during a memorial dedication. Six red and yellow flags are planted in the ground behind the platform, and to the right, another uniformed man speaks into a microphone at a podium. Trees are visible in the background.

Photograph of Elton Samuels holding out a 12th Armored Division flag at a dedication ceremony. Three other division flags are placed in the ground behind blue velvet chairs with programs set on them. Trees are visible in the background.

Photograph of a monument covered in a white sheet with a red, white, and blue pleated fan at both top corners. To the right, a line of four soldiers stand at attention, carrying rifles and two flags. To the left, a woman and two uniformed men stand on a raised platform in front of a podium. Another uniformed soldier stands beside the covered monument, and trees are visible in the background.

Photograph of a map of the European theater engraved on the Armored Forces Monument in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of a World War II monument. A woman and a uniformed man stand looking at it, and four soldiers stand at attention to the right. The outside two carry rifles, and the inside two carry flags. Another soldier stands at attention behind the monument on the left. Trees are visible in the background.

Photograph of three men in caps and gowns at McMurry College's commencement on May 11, 1980. A handwritten note on the back of the photo names the man on the left as Dr. Paul Lack, a history professor, and the man on the left as Dr. Thomas K. Kim, McMurry President.

A photograph of the crowd gathered for the dedication ceremony for the installation of the Sacred Wind statue at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, on March 11, 1993.

A photograph of a workman removing the ropes from the Sacred Wind statue used to place the sculpture atop a marble pedestal with a crane, at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, with the Radford Memorial Auditorium as well as the crane in the background.

A photograph of a workman balancing the Sacred Wind statue as it is placed on a marble stand, prior to the dedication ceremony, at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. The Old Main Building and Finch-Gray Science Center can be seen in the background, along with several smiling onlookers.

A photograph of two workmen aligning the Sacred Wind statue to stand centered on a marble pedestal, prior to the dedication ceremony, at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.

A photograph of a crowd watching as a crane lifts the Sacred Wind statue onto a marble pedestal, prior to the dedication ceremony, at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, with the Old Main Building in the background.

A photograph of the donor sign for the Sacred Wind statue at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, with the covered statue in the background.

A photograph of the Sacred Wind statue at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, being lifted into the air by a crane to be placed atop a marble stand, prior to the dedication ceremony to be held that day.

A photograph of a workman uncovering the Sacred Wind statue during the dedication ceremony on March 11, 1993, at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.